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UCLA Premed?

Hi, I have a question about premed at UCLA. So, is premed a specific major at UCLA, or is it simply a set of courses that would enable you to go to Med school as a graduate? What major would a "premed" student have? What courses would a premed student take?

Also, how is the premed program at UCLA? Is it good? How does it compare to other UC's?

Hm .. do med schools look at what college you graduated from? In other words, is UCLA prestigious/famous for sending a lot of kids to med school or is it not that prestigious?

Med schools will look at the "prestige" of your university but GPA is significantly more important. That is why some students who want to make sure they get into grad school sometimes undershoot their university. A "respectable" university around the rankings of PennStateU or UCI will usually suffice even for the most prestigious institutions.

There's no typical major for pre-meds although most of them are bio/chem majors.
Being pre-med just means your med school bound and it means you will have to take required set of classes (regardless or what major you are in, you can be a psych major but take those required sets of classes and be considered pre-med)

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